Rutland and Stamford

History

The constituency was originally created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election. It was succeeded by the Rutland & Melton and Stamford & Spalding constituencies.

Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2024 general election.

Boundaries

Historic

1918–1950: The administrative county of Rutland, the Municipal Borough of Stamford, the Urban District of Bourne, the Rural Districts of Bourne and Uffington, and part of the Rural District of Grantham.

1950–1983: The administrative county of Rutland, the Municipal Borough of Stamford, the Urban District of Bourne, the Rural District of South Kesteven, and parts of the Rural Districts of East Kesteven and West Kesteven.

Current

The re-established constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

• The District of Harborough wards of: Billesdon & Tilton; Nevill; Thurnby & Houghton.
• The County of Rutland.
• The District of South Kesteven wards of: Casewick; Castle; Dole Wood; Glen; Isaac Newton; Stamford All Saints; Stamford St. George's; Stamford St. John's; Stamford St. Mary's.

It includes the following areas:

• The County of Rutland and the parts of Harborough District, including Thurnby, from the abolished constituency of Rutland and Melton;
• The town of Stamford and surrounding areas from the abolished constituency of Grantham and Stamford.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1918–1983

Rutland and Stamford prior to 1918

In 1983 Rutland became part of the Rutland and Melton constituency, as did Melton borough and part of Harborough District in Leicestershire.

MPs since 2024

Rutland & Melton and Grantham & Stamford prior to 2024

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Reform UK removed Ginny Ball as its candidate in March 2024 after "exposure of a range of racist comments on her social media feed".

Elections 1918–1983

Elections in the 1910s

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Elections in the 1920s

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Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1939–40 Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

• Conservative: James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby
• Labour: Arnold William Gray

Elections in the 1940s

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1970s

References

References

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2. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – East Midlands {{!}} Boundary Commission for England".
3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023".
4. "New Seat Details – Rutland and Stamford".
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7. (21 March 2024). "Tory Manchester mayoral candidate defects to Reform UK". [[The Guardian]].
8. Craig, Fred WS. (1969). "British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949". Political Reference Publications.
9. Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
10. (1983). "British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973". Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services.
11. Craig, Fred WS. (1984). "British parliamentary election results, 1974–1983".